SCHREIBER, ON – September 30, 2014 at approximately 7:00 p.m. members of the Schreiber Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to Hwy 17, Killraine Township to assist with an injured male. The male was injured after he lost control of an off road dirt bike that he had [Read more]
WAWA, ON – On the 14 September 2014, at approximately 9:35 pm members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment were on general patrol on Mackey street when they observed an orange Dodge Caravan stopped at the intersection of Broadway Ave and Mackey Street for a [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – August 24, 2014 at approximately 4:50 a.m. members of the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a motor vehicle collision on Highway 11 and 17 in the Township of Shuniah. The male driver of a westbound Sport Utility Vehicle drove off [Read more]
From: OPP Highway Safety Division OPP ASKING MOTORISTS TO HELP KEEP POLICE AND OTHER ROADSIDE EMERGENCY PERSONNEL SAFE OVER LONG WEEKEND ORILLIA, ON – After ten years of education efforts, which includes more than 11,000 charges on record since the law came into effect, the Ontario Provincial [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – July 19, 2014 at approximately 11:50 p.m. in the Town of Schreiber, members of the Schreiber Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Langworthy Street, Schreiber. Upon speaking to the driver of a pick-up truck, officers found that the [Read more]
From: OPP Highway Safety Division ORILLIA, ON – The Ontario Provincial Police’s (OPP) preliminary report indicates that two people died on OPP-patrolled roads over the Victoria Day Long Weekend. One man died in eastern Ontario when the farm tractor he was driving failed to [Read more]
WAWA, ON – April 13, 2014 at 12:30 am officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment were conducting RIDE checks at the intersection of Main Street and Broadway Avenue in the town of Wawa. A Dodge Ram pickup truck approached the check and investigation by [Read more]
OPP Report Fewer Impaired Charges and Warn Range Suspensions ORILLIA, ON – An early thank you to Ontario drivers seems to have paid off for the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) as they report significantly fewer impaired driving charges and Warn Range Suspension totals for their 2013 Festive [Read more]
Drugs and driving – a deadly combination The holiday season brings with it familiar and necessary messages reminding Canadians to drive sober. While impairment behind the wheel is most often associated with alcohol, motorists are also gambling with their safety and the safety of others by driving [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – Saturday August 3, 2013 at approximately 9:45 p.m. members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Nipigon detachment had opportunity to speak to the driver of an off road motorcycle at Airport Road, Terrace Bay Township. After speaking to the driver officers determined that the [Read more]
WAWA, ON – July 6, 2013 an officer from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Wawa Detachment was on patrol on Highway 101 in McMurray Township at 1:25 am. The officer observed a dirt bike travelling west bound on the shoulder of the highway. Upon stopping and speaking with the driver the [Read more]
MARATHON ON – Saturday March 16, 2013 at approximately 10:00 pm, officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon detachment observed a grey Toyota Tundra being operated in an erratic manner on Stevens Avenue in the Town of Marathon. Police stopped the vehicle and while speaking to [Read more]
HORNEPAYNE, ON– November 24, 2012 at 1:45 am the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Hornepayne Detachment officers were conducting R.I.D.E. checks at the corner of First Street and Sixth Avenue. A vehicle was observed stopped on Sixth Avenue with the engine running, facing the [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Saturday November 17, 2012 at 11:00 pm, an officer from the Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) observed a male drive his motor vehicle to a local convenience store and then exits the vehicle. The officer spoke with the driver and detected a strong odour of alcohol on the [Read more]
MARATHON ON – Sunday September 23, 2012, at 6:30 pm, an officer from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Manitouwadge detachment was on patrol on North Regan Road north of Highway 17. The officer observed a grey Nissan Versa parked in a small gravel pit with a male sitting in the driver’s seat [Read more]
